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Taft's Inauguration was held indoors, in the Senate chamber, due to the
snowfall. Strong winds toppled trees and telephone poles, trains were
stalled and city streets unpassable. City workers shoveled sand and
snow through half the night. It took 6,000 men and 500 wagons to clear
58,000 tons of snow and slush from the parade route. - Picture depicts Taft waving to the assembled crowd afterwards.
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don't know why I decided to do this. Taft means nothing to me,
and the whole thing grew very tedious. But, there you have it
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Air Farce One??
ReplyDeleteNuckingFutz
Wow, I did not know that Taft was colored.
ReplyDeleteFor whatever reason your subject was Taft, perhaps more so might have been the time period that appealed to TRKOF. You did a good job. Those cop uniforms are near perfect as are the carriages. I don't claim to know aircraft, but if an interpretive Air Force One is in the sky...... today's model over a current inauguration should be the Barn Army's B-52. Kickn' azz.
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Fckn' A! Juice
Would'a made a great puzzle.
ReplyDeleteTim
President Taft was a very heavy man at over three hundred pounds with a wide girth.
ReplyDeleteOne evening he was being introduced to a large gathering by a rather gifted orator of the day, Mr. Chauncey DePue.
Mr. DePue: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure to introduce to you a man, pregnant with ideas, President Taft."
President Taft: "Thank you, Thank you all. I've been accused of many things in life but never before have I been accused of pregnancy. If it's a boy, I'll name him John, if a girl I'll name her Mary, but if it's just gas I'll name it Chauncey DePue."
Clap Calp Clap Don - great story. I like Taft now.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Rog. Using the same tool I now have new respect for your "art." BTW, embarrassing for me when you said Taft earlier I thought you were talking about your son. I promise I'm not blonde.
ReplyDeleteIf I had a son named Taft (and I do have one who could wear that name), I'd call him "Taffer."
ReplyDeleteNo teleprompter?
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